How to turn off Safari / Passwords from trying to provide a passkey

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How to turn off Safari / Passwords from trying to provide a passkey

I am sick and tired of Safari trying to intercept passkey prompt!

macOS 26.6.2 on a Mac Mini (M4)

I use 1Password to manage ALL of my passwords and passkeys. I have Safari autofill for passwords turned off, and have ZERO options checked in the maOS Passwords app. This is supposed to keep Safari from offering a prompt to fill a passkey when a website is asking for one, but invariably, I'll get that stupid prompt to scan a QR code or use a security key. I can only get that to go away if I refresh the web page and 1Password is able to squeeze in its prompt before Safari does theirs again.

What do I have to do in order to get Safari to stop this insidious behavior?

Thanks!

Mac mini, macOS 26.6

Posted on Aug 29, 2026 9:52 AM

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lkrupp

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Aug 29, 2026 10:12 AM in response to LakeLifeLG

System Settings->General->Auto Fill & Passwords->turn off AutoFill Passwords and Passkeys. You might also turn off AutoFill from Passwords.

This should stop Safari and allow 1Password to do its thing uninterrupted.

p.s. For what it’s worth I was a longtime 1Password user but switched to the new Passwords app and haven’t looked back. Passkeys are now considered more secure than traditional passwords.

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